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Create New Threads in Forum Home · **Released**: 02-22-2011

A simple little edit which allows registered members to click an icon and be taken directly to a new thread page for that specific forum id. In other words, you can create a thread directly from the forum home for each forum.

Styles & Templates >> Forum Home Templates >> forumhome_forumbit_level2_post >> Find:

Code:

<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>

Add after:

Code:

<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newth.png" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a></if>

Upload the icon to your themes /buttons folder. Alternatively, you can specify a new icon image by editing:

Code:

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newth.png" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" />

See screenshot for a more accurate description of this edit.

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Cybershaolin · #2 02-24-2011, 02:44 AM

What about if you have sub-forums on a forum in forumhome and if you only allow members to post on these sub-forums? Users get an error message saying the forum is closed for new messages since they must only post in the sub-forums listed there.

JGreig · #3 02-24-2011, 04:20 PM

I don't quite understand, are you getting an error when you add this?

SPARKS MAN · #4 03-06-2011, 06:44 PM

thankx alot

JGreig · #5 03-08-2011, 04:59 PM

No problem, your very welcome.

Akyeame Kwame · #6 10-14-2011, 06:48 AM

Great mod! I've been looking for this for a year...only saw it for 4.0.
Note, to do this for sub-forums you can repeat the same process for forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
I've also added the button to my top menu and hard-coded my open forum id into it, so now it's easier than ever to start a new thread even for the slowest of members.

Akyeame Kwame · #7 01-21-2017, 04:02 PM

For VB 4.2+

Code:

<vb:if condition="$show['member']"><a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw forum.forumid}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/newth.png" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a></vb:if>

Kane@airrifle · #8 01-21-2017, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akyeame Kwame

For VB 4.2+

Code:

<vb:if condition="$show['member']"><a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw forum.forumid}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/newth.png" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a></vb:if>

:up:

Add a conditional if you have forums that are locked/closed to new posts.

Code:

<vb:if condition="$forum['allowposting']"><vb:if condition="$show['member']"><a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw forum.forumid}" rel="nofollow"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/newth.png" alt="Post New Thread" border="0" /></a></vb:if></vb:if>

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